diff --git a/docs/resources/breakglassaccess.md b/docs/resources/breakglassaccess.md
index cdc4f9fa..9a86518b 100644
--- a/docs/resources/breakglassaccess.md
+++ b/docs/resources/breakglassaccess.md
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ resource "rafay_breakglassaccess" "test_user" {
 - `name` (String) Group Name which access will be added
 
 ***Optional***
-- `start_time` (String) Time from when user access will be active
+- `start_time` (String) Time from when user access will be active, if not provided it will be initialised with current time. If skipped then use lifecycle,ignore_changes to avoid changes in this field
+
+***Optional***
+- `timezone` (String) Timezone for the start_time
+
 
 
 <a id="nestedblock--timeouts"></a>
diff --git a/examples/resources/rafay_break_glass_access/resource.tf b/examples/resources/rafay_break_glass_access/resource.tf
index aa404125..2b7342a8 100644
--- a/examples/resources/rafay_break_glass_access/resource.tf
+++ b/examples/resources/rafay_break_glass_access/resource.tf
@@ -6,14 +6,21 @@ resource "rafay_breakglassaccess" "test_user" {
     groups {
       group_expiry {
         expiry     = 7
-        name      = "grp3"
+        name      = "grp-2"
+        timezone = "America/Los_Angeles"
       }
       group_expiry {
         expiry     = 8
-        name      = "grp1"
+        name      = "grp-1"
         start_time = "2024-09-20T08:00:00Z"
       }
       user_type = "local"
     }
   }
+
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = [
+      spec[0].groups[0].group_expiry[0].start_time
+    ]
+  }
 }
diff --git a/rafay/resource_breakglassaccess.go b/rafay/resource_breakglassaccess.go
index 17e3797b..a81147c4 100644
--- a/rafay/resource_breakglassaccess.go
+++ b/rafay/resource_breakglassaccess.go
@@ -271,8 +271,12 @@ func expandGroupExpiry(p []interface{}) []*systempb.GroupExpiryDetails {
 		expiryMap := expiry.(map[string]interface{})
 		ge := &systempb.GroupExpiryDetails{}
 
-		if v, ok := expiryMap["expiry"].(int); ok {
-			ge.Expiry = float32(v)
+		if v, ok := expiryMap["expiry"].(float64); ok {
+			ge.Expiry = v
+		}
+
+		if v, ok := expiryMap["timezone"].(string); ok && len(v) > 0 {
+			ge.Timezone = v
 		}
 
 		if v, ok := expiryMap["name"].(string); ok && len(v) > 0 {
@@ -359,11 +363,14 @@ func flattenGroupExpiry(groupExpiries []*systempb.GroupExpiryDetails) []interfac
 	for i, expiry := range groupExpiries {
 		expiryMap := map[string]interface{}{}
 
-		expiryMap["expiry"] = int(expiry.Expiry)
+		expiryMap["expiry"] = expiry.Expiry
 
 		if len(expiry.Name) > 0 {
 			expiryMap["name"] = expiry.Name
 		}
+		if len(expiry.Timezone) > 0 {
+			expiryMap["timezone"] = expiry.Timezone
+		}
 
 		expiryMap["start_time"] = expiry.StartTime